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Weekly Fatality/Catastrophe Report

This part of the weekly FAT/CAT Report summarizes preliminary information provided to OSHA from employers, which are required to notify OSHA of fatalities or catastrophes (FAT/CAT) in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1904.39. After all workplace-related fatalities are investigated by OSHA, information from these initial employer notifications is updated if necessary. All incidents are assigned an event number (OSHA-36 Form) by OSHA's local Area Office. Subsequent inspections by OSHA are assigned an inspection number (OSHA-170 Form).

Worker was sandblasting under a bridge and fell 124-feet from a two-point suspension scaffold.

10/4/2009

3

Frontier Drilling, Salem, WV 26426

10/4/2009

Worker was performing work on a gas drilling rig and was struck in the chest by a drill pipe.

10/2/2009

4

Target, Lady Lake, FL 32159

10/2/2009

Worker was found unresponsive in the employee restroom.

10/4/2009

4

T. A. Operating LLC dba Petro Lube Center, Jackson, MS 39201

10/3/2009

Worker was assigned to check out a semi-trailer's front right air bag. While positioned between the two trailer axles, he was struck on the head by the left front air bag's base cup.

10/6/2009

4

McPherson Electric, Tallahassee, FL 32305

10/5/2009

Worker was electrocuted.

10/6/2009

4

Daughtry Tree Service, Archer, FL 32501

10/6/2009

Worker was trimming trees and was electrocuted, after the aerial lift contacted an overhead powerline, causing the bucket truck to become energized.

10/7/2009

4

Golden Strip Transfer, Inc., North Charleston, SC 29408

10/7/2009

Worker was locking down a shipping container to the bed of his truck and was struck by the rubber tire crane.

10/5/2009

5

Doherty Construction, Deerfield, IL 60015

10/2/2009

Worker was putting in metal studs and was found on the scissor lift.

10/8/2009

5

Fox and Hound English Pub and Grille, Parma, OH 44129

10/7/2009

Worker was cleaning a pizza oven and was found later, unresponsive in the break room.

10/5/2009

6

Price Gregory Construction, W. Monroe, LA 71292

10/1/2009

Worker was inside the engine compartment of a backhoe changing the filters and was struck by the counter weight of another backhoe.

10/1/2009

6

Y O Ranch Partnership, Mountain Home, TX 78058

10/1/2009

Worker was loading a wild barrsinghuas into a holding pen. The animal gored the decedent in the leg and back.

10/5/2009

6

Marine Fabrication and Repair, Houma, LA 70360

10/5/2009

Worker was performing welding duties aboard a marine vessel. An electrode from his welding equipment contacted the sweat on his neck, causing an electric shock.

10/5/2009

6

Holts Mechanical, San Antonio, TX 78219

10/5/2009

Worker was carrying tools to the other side of a metal corrugated roof and fell 25-feet through one of the skylights.

10/8/2009

6

Wayne's Plumbing, Taylor, TX 76574

10/8/2009

Worker was under a home doing plumbing work in a tunnel, dug under the concrete foundation using an electrical shovel type drill, and was electrocuted.

10/9/2009

6

Radley Electric, Sour Lake, TX 77659

10/9/2009

Employees were splicing a de-energized downed oil field line. The oil field line got into a 7300-volt line, electrocuting one worker.

10/6/2009

7

Kroy Industries, Inc., Ulysses, KS 67880

10/6/2009

Worker was operating a line 2 extrusion machine and was struck by a plug at the end of the line.

10/7/2009

7

Buckhorn, Inc., Springfield, MO 65803

10/7/2009

Worker was cleaning the hardened plastic from the mold. He was standing in between the mold plates when the machine started and was crushed between the mold plates.

10/7/2009

7

Werner Construction, Inc., Norfolk, NE 68701

10/7/20098

Worker was washing flights on an auger of a concrete machine and was pulled into the flights of the auger.

10/9/2009

8

Duckels Construciton Inc., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

10/9/2009

Worker was struck by a pipe cap in the back.

CATASTROPHES (None Reported)

FAT/CAT FY09 Weekly Report (State data reported Oct 5-9, 2009)

FATALITIES

Date of OSHA-36

State Reporting

Company and Location

Date of Incident

Preliminary Description of Incident

not available

AZ

Ace Flooring, Inc., Mesa, AZ 85205

10/6/2009

The worker was crushed under a 12-foot long, 3-inch diameter carpet roll.

not available

IN

Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc.

10/5/2009

The worker was measuring the roadway as part of the painting process when struck by a vehicle.

not available

NC

Pages Creek Marine Services, Inc., Wilmington, NC 28411

10/7/2009

The worker used a set of 2-ton underslung hoists to raise a boat on a trailer. The boat fell, crushing the worker between the boat and the left rear of the trailer.

not available

NM

Albuguerque Treatment Center, Albuquerque, NM 87121

10/3/2009

The worker was in route to the Bernalillo County Detention Center to dispense medication to inmates and was struck by another car on the I-40 Frontage Road.

not available

NV

Mattress Discounters, Las Vegas, NV 89128

9/30/2009

The worker was found behind the sales counter unconscious and unresponsive. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner's office at 4:30pm.

not available

NV

Escalera Maintenance Corporation, Las Vegas, NV 89123

9/19/2009

The worker was assigned to perform irrigation maintenance work in an apartment complex. The worker was asked by a couple moving for help moving furniture. While moving a piece of furniture, the worker got on the truck, fell to the ground and hit his head. The worker was taken to the hospital where he died 14 days later.

not available

NV

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Las Vegas, NV 89101

10/7/2009

The worker was traveling in a patrol vehicle when the patrol vehicle left the road, struck a stationary object and rolled over. The worker was taken to the hospital where he later died.

not available

SC

C & S Wholesale, Mauldin, SC 29607

9/25/2009

The worker was operating a pallet jack, when entering an intersection drove into the stairwell.